Mary Celeste: The Odyssey of an Abandoned Ship

Salem, MA: Peabody Museum, 1942. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited First Edition. Large 8vo. xiii, 80 (1) pp, A Foreword To the Friends of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company by William D. Winter; Chronology; Introduction; List of XIII Plates; List of Text Illustrations; Acknowledgments; I. Early History of the Mary Celeste; II. Master and Crew; III. The Mary Celeste begins Her Voyage; IV. A Startling Cable from Gibraltar; V. The Dei Gratia has an Unexpected Adventure; VI. Difficulties over Vessel's Registry; VII. Oliver Deveau Tetifies; VIII. Proceedings at Gibraltar; IX. Theory of the Cause of Abandonment and Fate of Ship's Company with 4-panel fold-out of chart showing course of the Mary Celeste; Appendix. Limited Edition of 10,500 copies on a special natural laid rag paper: 1942. "The story of the Mary Celeste -- a small, seaworthy, American half-brig found wandering, ghostlike, without master or crew, over the waters between the Azores and the coast of Portugal -- has continued to allure the interest of people all over the world, and to excite seemingly endless speculation on the part of 'those who go down to the sea in ships'. One of the purposes of this volume is to state in orderly fashion the salient facts of the story of the Mary Celeste. These facts have been derived principally from the files of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company and from the National Archieves at Washington, D. C. There is also the further purpose of suggesting the most probable solution of the most widely known of all marine mysteries which has become the 'cause celebre' in the annals of the sea." from the Introduction. Only the slightest edge wear at corner tips, else, Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine..